Rick Barry vs. Luther Head Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Luther Head and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Rick Barry

vs.

Luther Head

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Luther Head: 2005-06 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Luther Head 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Luther Head 6

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Luther Head 2

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Luther Head 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Luther Head 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Luther Head 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Luther Head 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Luther Head 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Luther Head 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Luther Head 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Luther Head 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Luther Head 2.4

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Luther Head 2.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Luther Head 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Luther Head 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Luther Head 2,842

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Luther Head 845

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Luther Head 747

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Luther Head 254

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Luther Head 43

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Luther Head 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Luther Head .423

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Luther Head .388

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Luther Head .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Luther Head 10.9 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Luther Head 3.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Luther Head 2.7 (2006)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Luther Head 1.1 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Luther Head 0.3 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Luther Head 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Luther Head 1.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Luther Head 1.0

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Luther Head 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Luther Head 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Luther Head 36

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Luther Head 21

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Luther Head 12

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Luther Head 5

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Luther Head 3

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Luther Head 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Luther Head .240

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Luther Head .207

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Luther Head .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Luther Head 4.6 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Luther Head 2.7 (2007)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Luther Head 1.1 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Luther Head 0.4 (2007)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Luther Head 0.3 (2007)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.